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Wed Sep-17-03 10:22 AM
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Bush Leads Challengers in Election Poll |
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Edited on Wed Sep-17-03 10:42 AM by Skinner
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:24 AM
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1. If Americans want this Bozo again they deserve what they get! |
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:24 AM
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The Unelected Fraud's father was way beyond 52% in September 1991.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:26 AM
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but this is actually pretty good for this time. Remember 67% can't name a single dem candidate, people are not focused and our candidates are within 10-15 points of Bush. This tells me more about Bush vulnerability. But yes, we do need to keep the drumbeat up against Bush--and not take things for granted.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:28 AM
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Considering we aren't even close to having a presumptice nominee this isn't bad at all. Plus, I believe Bush does worse in polls of likely voters than registered voters.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:27 AM
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That's hardly good news for Bush. 3 little percentage points and he's history.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:30 AM
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7. He's actually at 53 percent |
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but that's not good news, either. He's perilously close to dropping under 50 percent.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:51 AM
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17. and just who were these people? |
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The poll surveyed 1,228 registered voters nationwide by telephone. It had a margin of error of plus or minus of 3 percentage points.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:29 AM
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6. all those asterisks are key...... |
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:30 AM
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8. Riiiigghhtt, I saw poll numbers like this before, in the early 90's... |
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Edited on Wed Sep-17-03 10:31 AM by Patriot_Spear
Another Bush*, Another war (without the happy ending), another recession (quite a bit larger) AND-
The largest budget deficet in American History with Hoover grade unemployment.
I have only one thing to say, 'Buh-Bye, Bush*'.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:30 AM
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9. Kind of meaningless to make that claim |
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at this point. If I look, I know I can find another Poll to refute it. Bush has singlehandedly destroyed this country--economically and politically. We have become the pariah of the world. If there is a group Bush hasn't hurt in some way, let us know: the poor, minorities, women, the aged. He has pillaged the Environment, squandered the public Trust and Finances, lied, deceived, manipulated in a way that has never been seen in America. A lot of people have reservations about responding to Polls these days-- given "watch what you say"--but these folks will pull the Lever of their choice when Election time comes. The Bush Administration-- so little foresight--so little time.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:38 AM
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13. The Texas Legislature---fight to the death--why? |
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The reason that Redistricting has become so nasty and obsessive on the part of Republicans is because they know that come Election time, the Electoral College is the only hope Bush has. He's awful, and a groundswell is building to kick him the hell out--along with Fieldmarshal Rumsfeld and Wolf-nitz. Good riddence!
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:35 AM
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Isn't the redistricting about House seats -- nothing whatsoever to do with presidential elections?
IIRC Electoral College delegates from each state are selected by whoever candidate got the most votes in that state.
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Wed Sep-17-03 02:25 PM
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28. I wonder how those lever pulls will be counted |
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:32 AM
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10. This poll doesn't tell us much |
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because campaign season has just begun. Wait till the primaries are on the horizon; you'll see a turn in the numbers, because people will start paying attention and they'll know more about the front runners (which, imo, will be reduced to Clark and Dean.)
I believe with all my being that * is fucking toast. So, don't worry folks.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:36 AM
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11. Agree, let's look at the trend line |
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which is Bush's popularity doing a lead balloon. Who in their right mind thinks Iraq or unemployment will improve before 11/04?
Lots of bright lights on the Democratic horizon, and lots of time for the apathetic multitude to learn their names.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:38 AM
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12. I checked out the Quinnipiac Polling Institute Web site |
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and found a poll in March where a generic Dem beat Bush. And guess what - his approval-disapproval rating was 53-39, exactly the same as in this poll. The fact that our candidates trail now doesn't obscure Bush's vulnerability.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:41 AM
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14. 49-42 say Democrats better than Bush |
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thats the important part of this poll. They hardly know the guys names let alone thier positions. So the one on one matchup poll is pretty meaningless.
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Wed Sep-17-03 11:18 AM
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19. That's specifically on the economy |
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:48 AM
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15. Thanks for the reminder |
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It's good to remember we don't have it in the bag yet. I don't think most people are concentrated on the 2004 election right now. I think things will turn around after the conventions. Seems to me that a "popular" president ought to have better numbers than this at this point.
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:22 PM
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26. It Won't Be In the Bag... |
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...until Bush* and the PNAC gang have been tried and convicted in the Hague, and are safely locked up in prison.
They will have most of the media stumping for them again, of course. They will continue to try to marginalize the Democrats when they can. (That is better than *all* of the media, as was the case last year).
They will try to steal the election again, of course.
Even if we get our votes counted and our candidate is declared the winner they may refuse to relinquish power.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:51 AM
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There is no real candidate yet.
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Wed Sep-17-03 10:58 AM
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Most people have never heard of any of the dem candidates including many likely Dem voters. The Little Fraud's approval ratings are plumeting back to reality (i.e. based on how bad a job he is doing, not the rally round the Great Leader effect). IF we get a good solid candidate who runs a vigorous campaign and so long as we can keep the campaign on the issues, the silly little man living in Al Gore's house is toast.
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:21 PM
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21. bush* leads by only 10 points, ONLY 10 points, that is good news for |
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Dems. He should be polling much higher then this at this point, and it is only a 10 percentage point difference.
He is going down in 2004.
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:25 PM
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22. Bush has been campaigning since he was elected but the Dem |
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candidate has not even been selected yet!!!!!
For crying out loud, all the man does is campaign and fundraise while Cheney and the rest of the secret government hand out bags of money to their supporters and destroy what they can't plunder.
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:33 PM
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23. Americans suffer from an "authoritarian personality" |
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That is, people who follow the leader even over a cliff. It's amazing that, even though most disagree with everything he has ever done, they would still vote for him.
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:36 PM
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24. It's all about the re-elect numbers |
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which have been in the toilet for *. He's consistently in the low 40's. Not good.
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Wed Sep-17-03 12:49 PM
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Whenever there's a strong slate of opposition candidates against an incumbant President, we get this kind of skew: specific candidates poll worse than a 'generic' candidate.
To understand why, consider the rabid supporter of candidate 'A' (say Lieberman, for example). When polled on Bush v. 'A', this supporter answers "A" -- but when asked about other candidates, this zealot says "Bush". Indeed, one could note that the polls don't sum to 100%. It's easy to imagine the ideological supporter of candidate 'B' (say Kucinich, for example) choosing 'B' in Bush v. 'B' but choosing "Don't Know" or third party for other choices. When seeking the nomination, candidates' supporters often spin their answers.
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Wed Sep-17-03 01:37 PM
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27. This does not account for Wesley Clark. |
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Let us not forget that Bush Sr. had a 92% approval rating less than a year before he lost to Clinton. A lot can happen in a year.
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